A monster game by junior Gage Gubrud carried the Grizzlies (9-8, 5-3 Pacific Conference) to an easy win over the visiting Spartans (2-16, 1-7). Gubrud, a 6-foot-2 point guard, had 22 first-half points on his way to a 26-point, eight-rebound night. He added three assists and three steals and was 5 for 5 from three-point range in the first half, helping McMinnville build a 32-19 lead. Sophomore Matthew Long and senior Taylor Vicknair backed Gubrud with seven points apiece for the Grizzlies, who outscored the Spartans 38-16 in the middle quarters. Junior Tyler Fernstrom and sophomore Anton Dean each had 10 points for Hillsboro, but they received little help from their teammates as the Spartans dropped their fifth in a row. McMinnville has won four straight and faces a crucial test Friday, when the fourth-place Grizzlies travel to Century to take on the team just ahead of them in the Pacific Conference standings. The Jaguars won the first meeting 68-50 on Jan. 11.